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Arkema announced plans to acquire Polimeros Especiales, a waterborne acrylic resins provider in Mexico. 

Elkem has released results for the second quarter of 2022, reporting total operating income for the quarter of NOK 12,326 million (approx. $1,236 million), up 68% from the corresponding quarter last year.

The most successful companies are focusing on taking control of their end-to-end supply chain with cross-functional, cross-organizational, collaborative programs such as sales and operations planning (S&OP), which is also known as sales, inventory, and operations planning (SIOP).

BASF SE has given final approval for the construction of the planned Verbund site in Zhanjiang in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. 

Huntsman Corp. recently announced the start of commercial operation of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) splitter at its Geismar site in Louisiana. 

Covestro recently announced that it has broken ground on two new plants in Shanghai to meet the rising demand for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) and elastomers. 

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) recently announced that eight companies have joined its membership in the first half of 2022.

Wacker recently announced that it has opened a new production site for silicones in Panagarh, India. 

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) will hold its Adhesives & Sealants Sustainability Forum September 19-21, 2022, at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa. 

INEOS Phenol recently launched INVIRIDIS™, its first bio-attributed product line for phenol, acetone, and alphamethylstyrene (AMS).